In Pictures: The Perseid meteor shower
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Every August, the Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with a spectacular display of meteors.
Here is a gallery of some of the best images from around the world
![A meteor streaks above massive stone sculptures at the archaeological site in Turkey](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/999/cpsprodpb/42b2/live/8bb69940-5881-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg)
A meteor streaks above massive stone sculptures at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adiaman, south-east Turkey
![A man sits by his cameras and watches the sky](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/3840/cpsprodpb/ce06/live/629eecf0-5882-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg)
A member of an astronomical society sits by his cameras and watches the sky, waiting to see meteors over the lake of Kozjak in North Macedonia
![A layered composite image shows several meteor streaks in the night sky over Stonehenge in Wiltshire on 11 August](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1800/cpsprodpb/2bed/live/0d458ea0-58b2-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg)
This layered image blending 43 photos creates a captivating composite of celestial activity over Stonehenge in Wiltshire
![A meteor streaks through the night sky behind St Mark's Tower in Malta](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/999/cpsprodpb/e3fc/live/70c7e2d0-5884-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg)
A meteor streaks through the night sky behind St Mark's Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification in Malta
![A meteor streaks as satellites cross the night sky over a monastery](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/999/cpsprodpb/93dd/live/a755afc0-5885-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg)
This long exposure picture shows a meteor streaking as satellites cross the night sky over a monastery in the village of Wigry in Poland
![A meteor above Jodrell Bank radio telescope](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/2087/live/8e0d0830-5888-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg)
A meteor shoots across the sky high above the Jodrell Bank radio telescope in Cheshire
![Northern lights and clouds in the sky in Cumbria](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/2048/cpsprodpb/3897/live/dd699c50-5887-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg)
Some observers in northern regions were lucky to have a display of the Northern Lights as well as seeing meteors. This picture was taken near Kendal in Cumbria
![Bright meteor in the sky in Sri Lanka](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/999/cpsprodpb/be0c/live/1c8a7540-5887-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg)
The Perseid meteor shower occurs over several nights in mid-August, peaking on 11 August. This very bright meteor was captured by camera in Haputale, Sri Lanka last week.
![People watch the sunrise on a mountain in Turkey](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/999/cpsprodpb/860f/live/b0517890-5897-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg)
People watch the sunrise the morning after the Perseid meteor shower at the archaeological site on Mount Nemrut in Turkey
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